Chapter 122 There is a private school, the unity of knowledge and action
Chapter 122: There is a private school, where knowledge and action are unified
In June of the third year of Jian'an, there was a villa on the outskirts of Xudu.
As autumn is approaching, an incredible scene appears on a farmland in the peach grove of Youjian Villa...
The wheat has formed grains, and each grain is like a dripping drop of water, hiding delicately under the ears of wheat, with long awns growing on every few grains...
At this moment, Yi Xiaotian took out a small ear of wheat, first blew it, then rubbed it in his hands, then put it into his mouth and chewed it. With this feeling, his mouth was full of fragrance.
Phew...it finally worked.
With this sentence in his mind, Yi Xiaotian took a long breath. He has been busy this year for the successful planting of winter wheat!
After wiping his sweat, Yi Xiaotian looked back at himself and smiled slightly, which was a reward for himself!
Of course, Yi Xiaotian worked hard on the winter wheat planting this year, but he didn't put in much effort. This can be seen from the fact that his skin did not turn black and his body bones did not lose weight.
As for the reason...
He found a group of hard-working young people who didn't have to spend any money, and they planted winter wheat, with great results.
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At this moment, standing behind Yi Xiaotian were many young Confucian scholars.
Their eyes were dull, their brows were raised high, and their mouths were so wide and round that they could almost put down an egg. This state can be described in two words, that is - confused.
Completely, deeply, and indescribably confused.
Hundreds of Confucian scholars were all stunned at this moment...
They never dreamed that wheat could be harvested in this season at the end of June or the beginning of July!
The most shocking among them are Cao Ang, Sima Yi, and Yang Xiu...
They were all the first students of a private school, and they were favored by Cao Cao because the emperor gave them plaques.
There was an influx of students into a private school. Their family backgrounds were either scholarly, powerful, or descendants of generals... In short, they had both "wealth" and "talent"!
Of course, they also know the rules.
When they entered the school a year ago, each of them paid a large basket of gold coins. From the moment they stepped into Youjian Private School, each of them had a dream, hoping to learn skills at Youjian Private School and make some meritorious deeds in the future...
But.
On the first day of entering Youjian Private School, all the students, including Cao Ang, Yang Xiu, and Sima Yi, were a little confused.
Because, instead of teaching them any talents, the director of a private school, Yi Xiaotian, asked them to farm.
If you want to talk about farming, just farm, but Yi Xiaotian also told them that there is a lot of knowledge involved!
To put it in more detail, it’s just four words – the unity of knowledge and action!
I remember that Yang Xiu almost cried a year ago. This was a private school given by the emperor, and subconsciously it had the flavor of Luoyang Imperial Academy.
Speaking of which, there is a private school that is very likely to replace Taixue and become a pass for students to obtain official careers.
Yang Xiu managed to get connections here, went through the back door, took advantage of the big clan's network, and spent a lot of money to enter a private school in order to get gold. He never thought that before he could get gold, he had to learn farming first!
Let scholars? Let Confucian scholars farm? Doesn't this sound a bit polite and sweeping away the land?
Yang Xiu hesitated at that moment...
Fortunately, his good friend Sima Yi patted him on the shoulder and comforted him. "Just farm the land. I think Mr. Yi is different from other teachers in private schools. This combination of knowledge and action is a bit interesting!"
Just like that...everyone has started a year of farming!
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Everyone farmed during the day and studied at night. Not to mention, this really made the students make rapid progress...
Of course, this was not what Yi Xiaotian did intentionally...
The main thing is that in Youjian private school, reading has become a luxury and a kind of enjoyment.
Thinking about it, they have been working so hard during the day, and there is nothing to do at night except reading to relieve their boredom. Over and over again, this group of Confucian scholars fell in love with reading and made rapid progress!
This is secondary...
None of the students would have thought that when spring passed and autumn came, after a month's vacation, when they returned to Youjian Villa, the wheat had matured and had ears of wheat.
this…
Cao Ang, Yang Xiu, Sima Yi, and all the students were shocked.
You know, there is no winter wheat in this era.
There are unified standards for wheat planting, sowing in January and February in spring, and harvesting in September and October in autumn...The purpose of this is to avoid the cold winter.
Of course, planting spring wheat in this way also has certain disadvantages. For example, the utilization rate of cultivated land in winter is very low. After all, there are too few crops that can be planted in winter...
The winter wheat that Yi Xiaotian ordered the students to plant was sown at the end of September during the winter season, just after the cold winter, and will be harvested in six months of next year...
This planting method that goes against common sense makes all the students feel ridiculous. They even suspect that their husband Yi Xiaotian has no real talent at all and is just a school established through nepotism.
but…
Now, with the successful planting of winter wheat, no student will dare to look down upon this gentleman.
call…
All the students couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
They couldn't help but sigh that winter wheat cultivation was really successful...
Speaking of which, students in this era are still very particular about practical spirit...
Most of them know simple knowledge about agriculture.
For this reason, they know better what the successful planting of winter wheat means...
To take the simplest example, the planting of spring wheat avoids the severe cold in winter, resulting in the land being unusable for at least four months in winter.
Winter wheat circumvents this drawback perfectly. It is planted at the end of September and harvested at the beginning of June. The four months left in between are the most suitable for planting. The cultivated land in these four months can be reused.
For example, beans, carrots, celery, spinach, eggplant, cucumber, and water spinach can all be planted at this time, and the grain output can more than double!
In this regard, the students are as clear as a mirror. In this turbulent period, there is nothing more exciting than the harvest of food.
"Okay, your first year's homework is now completed."
Yi Xiaotian stood on the high platform, raised his hands, and shouted loudly.
In fact... To be honest, he felt a little guilty. After all, after all, he let the students farm the land for a year, and it was a bit easy to earn the tuition fees!
but…
From the students' point of view, they feel that the effort this year has been worth it...
Not to mention, they have developed the habit of digging into walls to steal light from reading in the middle of the night. Just planting winter wheat with their own hands that can double their grain production is enough for them to boast for a year!
Sure enough, Mr. Yi is different from the teachers in other private schools. There is something in this teaching philosophy of integrating knowledge and action.
